Defending Western Europe Against a Soviet Invasion
Military planners estimate timeframes for a Russian march through Western Europe and for rearming Europe, with doubts about US ability to retake Europe if a beachhead falls. They cite Germany as the strategic key and outline divisions available in France the Netherlands Belgium England Spain Italy and the United States and the need for rapid joint action.
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United States
Normandy
Russia
Germany
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United States Constabulary
Italy
Spain
Joint Defense Organization
Cotton crop forecast shows sharp drop from 1947 outturn
The Agriculture Department projected 10 308 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight for this year, down from 16 128 000 last year and below the 10 year average of 11 599 000. Acreage in cultivation July 1 is about 31 percent smaller as a government crop control program trims supplies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Missouri
Bridges Seeks Second Appeal From Jail In Communist Case
Harry Bridges, jailed as an agent for the Communist program, makes a second bid for freedom before the U S circuit court of appeals after failing to overturn a district court ruling. About 4 000 CIO Longshoremen walk off Hawaii sugar plantations in protest while Bridges faces perjury review.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeal
Bridges’ Cio Longshore Union
Hawaii
Bridges
George B. Harris
Court of Appeal
Weather: La Crosse area fair tonight and Wednesday
The forecast for La Crosse and vicinity calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with no important temperature change. Lows near 64 tonight and a high around 84 on Wednesday.
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Truman Seeks Tighter Espionage and Deportation Laws
President Truman urged Congress to tighten espionage laws and require deportable aliens to report their whereabouts and activities. He proposed remedies to update registration of foreign agents and security of defense installations, and warned against curtailing personal liberties.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Attorney General
Truman to seek multi billion excess profits tax
Washington report says President Truman plans to ask Congress for a multi billion dollar excess profits levy on corporations to help finance armament against communism. Democrats on Capitol Hill push for anti profiteering measures as the Senate finance committee shapes a new tax bill with proposals to raise individual and corporate taxes. The plan includes about 3 billion more annually from individuals and 1.5 billion more from corporations, with potential effective dates this year.
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Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Rep. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Senate Finance Committee
Florence Chadwick Sets Channel Crossing Record
Florence Chadwick, San Diego swimmer, conquered the English Channel in 13 hours 28 minutes, beating the women’s previous mark and nearing Georges Michel’s men’s record. Shirley May France quit eight miles from shore after 13 hours 46 minutes. Chadwick trained for years, later turning pro in 1945 for a film and working in Saudi Arabia.
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England
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
English Channel
Shirley May
France
Chadwick
Gertrude Ederle
Ederle
Cap Gris Nez
Georges Michel
Miss Ederle
Mille Gade Carson
Somerset
Mass
Miss Chadwick
Esther Williams
Saudi Arabia
Death of W E Spreiter Former County Agent and Teacher
Walter E. Spreiter age 70, longtime La Crosse county agent and UW extension worker, died suddenly of a heart attack at his Onalaska home. Born in West Concord Minnesota, he taught farm mechanics, served as county agent from 1918, then farm building specialist for the university extension service. Survived by wife, son Wilbur, and brothers. Funeral Wednesday at Fossem Onalaska.
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University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
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West Concord
Minn
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University of Minnesota College of Agriculture
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Fourth and Vine Streets
van de Steeg
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University Extension Service
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Jackson
Monroe
Onion
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Aey Cee
Lattimore backs Communist China seating at UN
Owen Lattimore proposed admitting Communist China to the United Nations as a first step toward making Asian countries friendly associates and halting the Korean War. He urged action as a concession to friends, not appeasement of Soviet Russia, stressing the need to check communism in Asia with Asiatic allies.
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N. H
Owen Lattimore
China
United Nations
Lattimore
United States
Nehru
India
Russia
Asia
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin industry eyes hiring women workers
Seek Women Workers WAUKESHA Wis Albert H Ludwig director of the state employment office said Monday that for the first time since 1945 the area is considering hiring women. He noted the pool of available workers has dropped by 50 percent in the past month.
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Waukesha
Wis
Waukesha Industries
Albert H. Ludwig
60th Inter-State Fair Opens in La Crosse Wednesday
The 60th annual Inter-State Fair in La Crosse opens Wednesday with crowded departments and a busy midway. Judging begins Wednesday and completes by Thursday. exhibits stay until Sunday after 4 p.m. The William T. Collins Shows set up, and the Voorhees-Freckles Ice Varieties act appears on a 40 by 60 foot rink with two daily showings.
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la Crosse
William T. Collins
Badger Street
Idaho, Arkansas, Nebraska voters choose party nominees
Idaho voters head to the polls in primaries for two U S Senate seats with Democrat Glen Taylor seeking renomination and Republican Henry Dworshak facing opponents. Other Idaho races include two House seats and state offices. Arkansas and Nebraska also hold primaries with fewer nationally aimed contests, while Fulbright and six House members are unopposed in Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Idaho
U. S. Senate
Glen Taylor
Henry Wallace
Senate
Arkansas
Nebraska
Taylor
Henry Dworshak
Dworshak
D. Worth Clark
Compton I. White
Gov. C
A. Robins
John Sanborn
Herman Walker
Abe McGregor Goff
Fentress H. Kuhn
F. M. Bistline
Claude J. Burtenshaw
Edwin M. Holden
Robert L. Summerfield
House
Lonely Heart Killers Granted Stay of Execution
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck received stays of execution pending a U S Supreme Court appeal. Chief Judge John T Loughran signed the stays in New York state court of appeals. Beck aged 30 and Fernandez 35 were to be executed at Sing Sing for the bludgeon strangulation of Albany widow Janetway 66.
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New York
Raymond Fernandez
Martha Beck
U. S. Supreme Court
John T. Loughran
New York State Court of Appeals
William Richter
Janetway
Albany, N. Y
State Court of Appeals
Marines May Call All 80 000 Reserves for Active Duty
The Marine Corps plans to mobilize its 80 000 volunteer reserves and expand active strength to about 200 000. House leaders expect a January request for a $500 million military appropriation to raise Marine strength, with calls on 50 000 reserves between Aug 15 and Oct 31 and the rest later.
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Vinson
Dga
House Armed Service Committee
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Marine Corps
Rep
Mansfield
D-Mont
Marine Volunteer
Americans Gain 10 Miles On Southern Front
North Korean forces crossed the Naktong river and advanced about two miles in two bridgehead sectors as U S and South Korean troops counterattacked. The undeclared front extended about 10 miles east of Chinju amid three major battles with considerable enemy crossing activity. Major General John E Church reported that one bridgehead remained and would be pursued, while more US troops were urged to seal off the river crossing.
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Chinju
Korea
Naktong River
Waegwan
Changnyong
Taegu
Pusan
Tokyo
MacArthur
U. S. Eighth Army
Naktong
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
John E. Church
Associated Proées
O. H. P. King
AEC Manager Quits Amid Tension With Chairman
Carroll L. Wilson resigned Tuesday as general manager of the Atomic Energy Commission. He criticized AEC Chairman Gordon Dean and warned that a trend toward direct management could create a slow bureaucratic system hindering U S leadership in atomic affairs. President Truman accepted the resignation, effective next Tuesday, noting Wilson’s failure to cite compelling reasons. Wilson earned $15 000 annually in the post.
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Washington
Carroll L. Wilson
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Gordon Dean
Truman
Wilson
Ean
Commission
Dean
Senate
Polio Victim In Iron Lung In La Crosse County
A six year old Hillsboro boy with suspected bulbar polio was brought to a local hospital after polio cases rose in the area. The La Crosse County highway police were summoned for the first time in 1950. A second six year old boy entered a hospital last week with a mild polio case.
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Hillsboro
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